Sunday, August 18, 2013

I was so pleased when I stumbled upon pictures of this house in Costa de Sol, Spain. I have long admired the dining room below which is often shown on the net, and wondered what the rest of the house would look like. Well... here it is.... and it doesn't disappoint! I am completely smitten with the exposed trusses and chandelier in the above picture.

The beautiful dining room with its very interesting light fitting and gorgeous table.

Notice the pretty ceiling detail.

The living room with blond wood and pale blue.

Light and bright kitchen.

French doors open onto a paved courtyard.

The upstairs landing with a lovely linen cupboard.

The main bedroom with touches of blue and an elegant French bed.

The beautiful en-suite is so spacious and leads out into the garden.

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Another bedroom which is so pretty. I love the cream coloured console and painting above it.

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Some beautiful winter sun over a long weekend went a long way to restoring my good humour which I seem to have lost recently. Yes, the weather, coupled with a visit to the wonderful Waterford Wine Estate followed by delicious food and great music at the Root 44 market, definitely improved my mood.

I forgot to take my camera, so most of these pics comes from the Waterford website (here) except for a few that I took with my phone.

Waterford, above, is built in style reminiscent of a chateau in Bordeaux. The picture below is of an actual chateau in Bordeaux. Can you see why I felt like I was in France for the day!

About Me

I am married with four sons. We live in beautiful Cape Town, South Africa. Interior decorating and design has been my passion for as long as I can remember. I am also an incurable Francophile, enjoy good food and fine wine (actually any wine is fine with me) and generally living well.